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History Timelines

Scroll down to find timelines on civilizations and nations of historical significance

Scroll down to find timelines on civilizations and nations of historical significance


American West Timeline

American West Timeline This America West Timeline lists the critical years of the Western American territory's discovery, colonization, and settlement.   Date Summary Event 6th April 1830 Mormons founded Joseph Smith founded the Mormon religion. Smith claimed that, after seeing a vision of an angel called Moroni, he discovered some…

Historical Terms – Chronology

The word 'chronology' is made from two Greek words - 'chrono' meaning time and 'logos' meaning discourse or reasoning (working out). The word 'chronology' therefore means the working out of time. But how do we work out time?                                                       Since ancient times man has used a…

Chronology – Lesson Plan

Learning Outcome: To understand the meaning of the historical term - Chronology To understand that the word Chronology derives from the Greek words 'chrono' and 'logos'. To be able to put times and dates into chronological order. To see that a timeline is a chronology of dates and events. To…

British Monarchy – William the Conqueror Timeline

Date Summary Detailed Information Oct 1066 William took treasury Following the defeat of Harold at the Battle of Hastings, William made it his first priority to gain control of the English treasury. He then marched to London to crush English resistance which was gathering around Edgar Atheling, grandson of Edmund…

Olympic Games Timeline

Olympic Games Timeline  Date Place Summary Detailed Information 776BCE Athens, Greece First Olympics First recorded evidence of the ancient Olympic games. The games were held at Olympia. There was only one event - the men's 200m sprint. 490BCE Greece First Marathon The messenger Pheidippedes ran 42km from Sparta to Athens…

Holocaust Timeline

The Holocaust Date Summary Detailed Information 30th January 1933 Hitler Chancellor of Germany Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany 22nd March 1933 First concentration camp opened The first concentration camp was opened at Dachau in Germany 1st April 1933 Jewish shops boycotted Germans were told not to buy from…

Nazi Germany Timeline: Important Dates And Events

See below for a Nazi Germany timeline: "Nazis Nearly Assassinated Stalin, Churchill, and FDR in 1943. What If They Had Succeeded?" For the full "History Unplugged" podcast, click here! Nazi Germany Timeline: Nazi Germany Timeline Dates Nazi Germany Timeline Events 9th November 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated. Weimar Republic declared. 28th…

northern ireland timeline

Northern Ireland Timeline

The following is a Northern Ireland timeline and an overview of the Irish influence on civilization. Date Summary Event 400s AD St Patrick Saint Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland. Patrick had been had been taken to Ireland as a slave. He escaped to France where he studied to become a…

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